Drunk driver six times over the limit

Daisy Dumas

A drunk driver has been charged after crashing into a power pole and continuing to drive despite losing a tyre in Emu Plains on Saturday night.

The 30-year-old Honda Jazz driver was allegedly six times over the legal alcohol limit. He drove for a kilometre after the initial crash in the western Sydney suburb and was eventually detained by nearby residents who called police at around 11pm.

He was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station where a breath analysis returned a reading of 0.314, more than six times the legal alcohol limit.